Regulations

NCCU College of Commerce Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates

Drafted on 15 November 2013First amendment made on 16 January 2014Second amendment made on 26 February 2014Established by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 6 March 2014Second amendment by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 26 June 2015Amended by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 2 May 2016Amended by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 6 June 2017Amended by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 17 January 2018Amended by the Big Data Analytics Program for Undergraduates Program Committee Meeting on 23 May 2018

II. Program Committee:This Committee is formed by the chairperson and one faculty representative of the Department of Statistics; the chairperson and one faculty
representative of the Department of Management Information Systems; the chairperson and one faculty representative of the Department of
Information Science; and the chairperson and one faculty representative of the Department of Applied Mathematics. The chairperson of the
Department of Statistics shall be the convener.

III. Program goals

This program aims to cultivate interdisciplinary talents with both statistical analysis and information management abilities to cope with the needs
of the big data era.

IV. Foci and objectives of development

The program is designed to equip student with a basic understanding of statistical methods and information science, and train students to get
familiar with the application of statistical and information software for students to fully understand the business application of big data and data
mining, in order to extract valuable information from big data. This program will be supported by enterprise internships.

V. EligibilityUndergraduates: Sophomores and above of each department.

VI. Curriculum system

The minimum course credits needed for completing this program are 26 credits. Please refer to the course syllabi for details of required and
elective courses.

VII. Program start date: Semester 1, academic year 2014

VIII. Application procedures

This program requires advance application. Students wishing to enroll to this program shall prepare related documents and submit them to the
Department of Statistics to apply for enrollment after the announcement made in April. Application documents must include an application form
and a transcript. Applications must be approved by the program committee before students are allowed to enroll in the program.

VIIII.Program certificate application date:

Undergraduate students completing the required courses and credits of the program may apply to the Department of Statistics for a certificate of
completion by June 30 in semester 2. After the review and approval by the program committee, the NCCU College of Commerce will issue a
program certificate to students.

X. These Guidelines will be implemented after the approval of the program committee and the approval for review by the NCCU College
of Commerce. The same shall apply to any amendments thereof.